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Monday, April 29, 2013

Query Formatting Tips


by

Dave Amaditz
I've been busy submitting to agents as of late and have noticed most do not accept queries sent through snail mail. There are a lot of benefits to this, mainly the speed with which you can submit as well as the postage you save.

But I've often wondered if there is a different or better way to format an e-query and have read on different sites some suggestions. None of them, however, made complete sense to me as to the why and how of formatting until I was forwarded a link from Marcy, a fellow blogger here at Route 19 writers. After reading, it became clear, for example, where to place your contact information and your website address, if you have one, and also why it would benefit you by doing it that way. To find out the details, and perhaps clear some of your confusion, click on the link below, from Jill Corcoran, literary agent at the Herman Agency.

Monday, November 21, 2011

Thanks, Verla Kay!


Storyteller,
Olden times,
Picture books and
Cryptic rhymes.


Mentor, teacher,

Leads the way,
Built the Blue Board--
Verla Kay!




Kidlit forum,
Network gem,
(Verla kay dot
C, O, M.)


Newsie, viewsie
Smorgasbord.
Questions? Answers?
All on Board!



Verla's newest PB


Teary? Weary?
End of rope?
Blue Board offers
Hugs and hope.

Selling? Kvelling?
Starred reviews?
Boarders gather,
Cheer the news.

Brag a blog,
Announce a book;
All on Board will
Take a look.


Verla's debut PB

"Does this house
Reply to queries?"
"Should I tell them
It's a series?"

Fonts and formats,
What's the rule?
"Been there, done that--
Here's the tool!"


My favorite Verla Kay title


Thank you, Verla!
You're Da Bomb!
(So is verla
Kay dot com.)